Propagation is the best way to get fruit trees that yield good fruit and resist disease. Learn three ways to propagate fruit ...

Although often use interchangeably, yams and sweet potatoes are two distinct foods. Learn about their nutrition and health benefits.

ABSTRACT: Yam, Dioscorea spp., is an important staple food in tropical regions including the Pacific. The traditional propagation technique using the whole or part of the seed tubers limits the ...

Baton Rouge — A dedicated group of researchers are behind the sweet potato casserole that will grace many Louisiana tables on Thanksgiving. At the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station, ...

Summer Nettles was getting ready for Thanksgiving by roasting some sweet potatoes to make her family’s traditional sweet potato pie when something went terribly, terribly wrong. “When I peeled them I ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

A new species of air potato beetle, Lilioceris egena, is being released in Florida to combat the invasive air potato vine. The invasive vine grows rapidly, smothers native plants, and disrupts the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you heard of the popular method for creating stunning potted displays? It involves using one plant that is a "thriller" to add color and ...

35 days time-lapse of growing a sweet potato in a water-jar. Sweet potato started to develop slips and consume lots of water, starting from about 2-3 oz/day to peak of around 20 oz/day when the vines ...

HOUSTON, Miss. — As president of both the Mississippi and U.S. sweet potato councils, Caleb Englert knows the impact this year’s expected below average crop will have on the state’s growers. “Just ...